(19)
(11) EP 1 233 310 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
01.03.2006 Bulletin 2006/09

(43) Date of publication A2:
21.08.2002 Bulletin 2002/34

(21) Application number: 02003651.3

(22) Date of filing: 18.02.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G03G 15/08(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 19.02.2001 JP 2001042536
28.06.2001 JP 2001197546

(71) Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Ohta-ku Tokyo 146-8501 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Yamada, Yusuke
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Ban, Yutaka
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Murakami, Katsuya
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Tazawa, Fumio
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Minagawa, Hironori
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: TBK-Patent 
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München
80336 München (DE)

   


(54) Sealing member, toner accommodating container and image forming apparatus


(57) A sealing member (2) for sealing a toner discharge opening (1a) of a toner accommodating container (1) detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, the sealing member includes a locking portion for being locked with a portion to be locked provided in the image forming apparatus, the locking portion being adapted to displace with a relative closing movement relative to the portion to be locked, wherein the toner discharging opening is brought into an open state from a closed state by relative to movement of the sealing member relative to the toner accommodating container with the locking portion being in engagement with the portion to be locked; and a releasing force receiving portion for receiving from the image forming apparatus a releasing force for releasing engagement between the locking portion and the portion to be locked by displacing the locking portion.







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